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[Sphinx]

Who says my wheels are .5 lb heavy?

I'm afraid to ask.... Removing one of the spokes?

[PRFGDWRNCH]

Thanks guys,
I went with the C1M wheels. They arrived yesterday.

[DrDomm]

Are people still happy with the Tirerack wheels? I heard of a failure last year (at Watkins Glen), and was wondering if there were others that had any problems?

[FTodaro]

I have usurped them for two seasons no issues.

[Keith Andrews]

I have usurped them for two seasons no issues.

usurped past participle, past tense of u·surp (Verb)

• Take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force.
• Take the place of (someone in a position of power) illegally; supplant.

A bunch of illegal stuff going on with those wheels Frank?

[William Bonsell]

Son had one bend on the inner lip driving off track a tad and popping in and out of a nasty little hole. Interesting note the wheel would hold air with a Toyo but leak with a Hoosier. Wheel has sense been replaced. No issues with any of our 5 sets, pot hole notwithstanding.

[DamonB06]

Has anyone tried these out yet? Any pictures of them on the car?

[DrDomm]

Damon, I saw those at SafeRacer...look beautiful...but a little heavier and a little pricier.

[FTodaro]

usurped past participle, past tense of u·surp (Verb)

• Take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force.
• Take the place of (someone in a position of power) illegally; supplant.

A bunch of illegal stuff going on with those wheels Frank?

No it's my I pad it thinks it knows what to say. So if I do not proof it who knows what it will say next.

Should be, i have used them with no issues

[HoneyBadger - BrianW]

I have about 6 sets of these. No issues over the last 2 1/2 years.

[SaulSpeedwell]

Has anyone tried these out yet? Any pictures of them on the car?

These fail my Race Wheel Optimality Scoring Algorithm, which says the best wheel has the fewest spokes, all radiuses are larger than my finger wrapped in a rag, and the powdercoated finish is "Brake Dust Black".

Ignore this algorithm if you do not clean your wheels, or you have someone else do it

[Alex Bolanos]

Has anyone tried these out yet? Any pictures of them on the car?

[Alex Bolanos]

These fail my Race Wheel Optimality Scoring Algorithm, which says the best wheel has the fewest spokes, all radiuses are larger than my finger wrapped in a rag, and the powdercoated finish is "Brake Dust Black".

Ignore this algorithm if you do not clean your wheels, or you have someone else do it

Since I'm not good enough to have such an algorithm yet (grease on order), these tick all of my boxes... Sexy, different, round, legal, and black (who the hale cleans black race wheels anyway?).

Besides... these girls deliver them when you order at least 2 sets

[FTodaro]

I have been running the wrong wheel.

[DamonB06]

Alex, those wheels look great on your car. I still really like them, even if they are hard to clean. Congratulations on the momo sponsorship as well.

[Alex Bolanos]

I have been running the wrong wheel.

You have, Momo really did do their homework on these Podium wheels. They looked at everything from the old "ultra optimized" 949 6UL wheels to the budget minded Tirerack C1Ms and came up with something that combines all of the good qualities of previous offerings. Here are some of my notes from testing the prototypes last year:

- Centralizing the wheel's mass seemed like a great idea but worked about as well as running water in the rear differential. Some wheels we've all used that claimed to do this for performance wound up bending at harsh tracks like PBIR, Road Atlanta, and Road America. Extra material was added to the inside of the rim perimeter to ensure the Podiums won't bend easily.

- Our beloved Hoosier spec tire has a nasty habit of rotating on the wheel during braking and acceleration, no bueno. Dry mounting helps but the Podium is specifically designed to combat this. The bead seat is designed to have maximum surface area and is treated with a process that increases friction.

- Spokes are inset to avoid wheel damage when stacking/dropping face down, seems obvious but there are wheels that get damaged this way.

- The lip of the wheel has a flat section molded for easy camber/toe gauge placement/consistency.

I should have a few sets with me at COTA if anyone wants to check them out.

[Jim Drago]

- Spokes are inset to avoid wheel damage when stacking/dropping face down, seems obvious but there are wheels that get damaged this way.

Not to mention the spokes are inset so the the spokes dont rip off the wheel in side to side contact like the old Team dynamics Chariot looking wheels

[James York]

I should have a few sets with me at COTA if anyone wants to check them out.

A few sets of the momo girls? Let me know when I can come by for an inspection. I usually like to try things out before I buy though.

[Parity]

I use these as well, very good and easily replaced. You can get them in 25 mm as well, they are listed for the E30 BMW, but they fit on the miata, same wheel, just 25 mm instead of 30mm and one valve stem instead of two.

Jim

Reviving old thread... Jim, don't the SE30 wheels have a larger center bore? If so do you sleeve the wheels to make up the difference?

[Jim Drago]

They do, I do not use a sleeve on them though. I have been using for a few years and never had an issue.